diff --git a/deps/rabbit/priv/schema/rabbit.schema b/deps/rabbit/priv/schema/rabbit.schema
index 4fc42f8f3db8..b5f86d3bbb01 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/priv/schema/rabbit.schema
+++ b/deps/rabbit/priv/schema/rabbit.schema
@@ -782,6 +782,12 @@ end}.
     {datatype, string}
 ]}.
 
+{mapping, "default_policies.operator.$id.classic_queues.queue_version", "rabbit.default_policies.operator",
+    [
+        {validators, ["non_zero_positive_integer"]},
+        {datatype, integer}
+    ]}.
+
 {translation, "rabbit.default_policies.operator", fun(Conf) ->
     Props = rabbit_cuttlefish:aggregate_props(
                 Conf,
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_policies.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_policies.erl
index 8422c8609346..3e6f93085ad6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_policies.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_policies.erl
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@ register() ->
                           {operator_policy_validator, <<"max-in-memory-length">>},
                           {operator_policy_validator, <<"max-in-memory-bytes">>},
                           {operator_policy_validator, <<"delivery-limit">>},
+                          {operator_policy_validator, <<"queue-version">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"expires">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"message-ttl">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"max-length">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"max-length-bytes">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"max-in-memory-length">>},
                           {policy_merge_strategy, <<"max-in-memory-bytes">>},
-                          {policy_merge_strategy, <<"delivery-limit">>}]],
+                          {policy_merge_strategy, <<"delivery-limit">>},
+                          {policy_merge_strategy, <<"queue-version">>}]],
     ok.
 
 -spec validate_policy([{binary(), term()}]) -> rabbit_policy_validator:validate_results().
@@ -204,5 +206,6 @@ merge_policy_value(<<"max-in-memory-length">>, Val, OpVal) -> min(Val, OpVal);
 merge_policy_value(<<"max-in-memory-bytes">>, Val, OpVal) -> min(Val, OpVal);
 merge_policy_value(<<"expires">>, Val, OpVal)          -> min(Val, OpVal);
 merge_policy_value(<<"delivery-limit">>, Val, OpVal)   -> min(Val, OpVal);
+merge_policy_value(<<"queue-version">>, _Val, OpVal)   -> OpVal;
 %% use operator policy value for booleans
 merge_policy_value(_Key, Val, OpVal) when is_boolean(Val) andalso is_boolean(OpVal) -> OpVal.
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/config_schema_SUITE_data/rabbit.snippets b/deps/rabbit/test/config_schema_SUITE_data/rabbit.snippets
index 45778ba119ea..d0b0cf218ec6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/config_schema_SUITE_data/rabbit.snippets
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/config_schema_SUITE_data/rabbit.snippets
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ ssl_options.fail_if_no_peer_cert = true",
   default_policies.operator.a.classic_queues.ha_mode = exactly
   default_policies.operator.a.classic_queues.ha_params = 2
   default_policies.operator.a.classic_queues.ha_sync_mode = automatic
+  default_policies.operator.a.classic_queues.queue_version = 2
 
  ",
   [{rabbit, [{default_policies, [{operator, [
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ ssl_options.fail_if_no_peer_cert = true",
                  {<<"ha_params">>, 2},
                  {<<"ha_sync_mode">>, <<"automatic">>},
                  {<<"queue_pattern">>, <<"apple">>},
+                 {<<"queue_version">>, 2},
                  {<<"vhost_pattern">>, "banana"}]}]}]}]}],
   []},
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/policy_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/policy_SUITE.erl
index 9d4201472c7d..26bd01a985c0 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/policy_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/policy_SUITE.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ groups() ->
                            operator_retroactive_policy_ttl,
                            operator_retroactive_policy_publish_ttl,
                            queue_type_specific_policies,
+                           queue_version_specific_policies,
                            is_supported_operator_policy_expires,
                            is_supported_operator_policy_message_ttl,
                            is_supported_operator_policy_max_length,
@@ -255,6 +256,29 @@ queue_type_specific_policies(Config) ->
     rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_connection(Conn),
     passed.
 
+queue_version_specific_policies(Config) ->
+    [Server | _] = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(Config, nodename),
+    {Conn, Ch} = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_connection_and_channel(Config, 0),
+    QName = <<"policy_queue_version">>,
+    declare(Ch, QName),
+    QueueVersionOnePolicy = [{<<"queue-version">>, 1}],
+    QueueVersionTwoPolicy = [{<<"queue-version">>, 2}],
+
+    Opts = #{config => Config,
+             server => Server,
+             qname  => QName},
+
+    %% Queue version OperPolicy has precedence always
+    verify_policies(QueueVersionOnePolicy, QueueVersionTwoPolicy, QueueVersionTwoPolicy, Opts),
+    verify_policies(QueueVersionTwoPolicy, QueueVersionOnePolicy, QueueVersionOnePolicy, Opts),
+
+    delete(Ch, QName),
+    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:clear_policy(Config, 0, <<"policy">>),
+    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:clear_operator_policy(Config, 0, <<"op_policy">>),
+    rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_channel(Ch),
+    rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_connection(Conn),
+    passed.
+
 %% See supported policies in https://www.rabbitmq.com/parameters.html#operator-policies
 %% This test applies all supported operator policies to all queue types,
 %% and later verifies the effective policy definitions.
@@ -427,10 +451,10 @@ verify_policies(Policy, OperPolicy, VerifyFuns, #{config := Config,
                                                   server := Server,
                                                   qname := QName}) ->
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:set_policy(Config, 0, <<"policy">>,
-                                        <<"policy_ha">>, <<"queues">>,
+                                        QName, <<"queues">>,
                                         Policy),
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:set_operator_policy(Config, 0, <<"op_policy">>,
-                                                 <<"policy_ha">>, <<"queues">>,
+                                                 QName, <<"queues">>,
                                                  OperPolicy),
     verify_policy(VerifyFuns, Server, QName).
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/tmpl/policies.ejs b/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/tmpl/policies.ejs
index 7b0e7728659b..6246b56bfb22 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/tmpl/policies.ejs
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/tmpl/policies.ejs
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@
                   <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="ha-sync-mode" type="string">HA sync mode</span> <span class="help" id="policy-ha-sync-mode"></span> </br>
                   <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="max-length" type="number">Max length</span> |
                   <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="max-length-bytes" type="number">Max length bytes</span> |
-                  <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="message-ttl" type="number">Message TTL</span>
+                  <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="message-ttl" type="number">Message TTL</span> |
+                  <span class="argument-link" field="definitionop" key="queue-version" type="number">Version</span> <span class="help" id="queue-version"></span> </br>
                   <span class="help" id="queue-message-ttl"></span>
                 </td>
               </tr>